Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Issued: 4 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (10 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 11PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)--
Afternoon (10 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (10 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1057
1079
1125
1172
1172
1147
1067
855
748
684
576
522
522
461
461
429
429
346
336
247
236
236
232
236
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
ESE
0
SE
5
SSE
5
W
5
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:07PM1.63m
8:35AM0.95m
7:45PM1.78m
9:45AM1.00m
8:26PM1.90m
10:47AM1.05m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.46m
2:22AM0.07m
1:06PM0.58m
3:11AM-0.16m
1:55PM0.68m
4:00AM-0.36m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:25
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
18
17
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
15
16
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
14
16
15
14
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
NW
8
Energy kJ
961
1079
1125
1172
1172
1147
1067
855
748
684
576
522
522
461
461
421
264
209
184
206
234
173
173
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1057
829
762
627
627
620
734
724
612
490
447
429
429
423
423
429
429
346
336
247
236
236
232
236
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
22
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.5
WNW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
25
50
25
2
9
42
42
4
2
9
33
34
33
31
60
117
99
65
64
61
94
101
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
6
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
1
Distance (km)
45
42
39
7
2
2
9
9
9
9
15
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
7
0
0
7
0
9
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
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4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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